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Features黑洞社区's 2013 review of the year: Some new guests
2013 saw several high-profile appointments. Here鈥檚 a rundown of some of the best
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Features黑洞社区's 2013 review of the year: High-profile exits
Christmas jumpers: 2013 saw the exit of several big names. We look at some of the ones that made news this year
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黑洞社区's 2013 review of the year: Best presents
黑洞社区 takes a look at some of the best presents 2013 gave to the construction industry
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Features黑洞社区's 2013 review of the year: Unwanted gifts
We take a look at some of the gifts 2013 gave us that we really could have done without
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FeaturesHow to speak architect
Star architects don鈥檛 just design buildings. They are also poet-philosophers whose sacred aim is to explain the deeper significance of their latest office or shopping centre. We search for some sense in their musings
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FeaturesArchitect FAT to close down
Architecture practice FAT has said it will stop trading from next summer
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FeaturesInterview: Alinea
The founders of Alinea have a track record in Davis Langdon and EC Harris and some pretty impressive towers behind them. But can this offshoot compete with the big boys, and see off start-up rivals?
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2013
Over a few short months, the housebuilding industry has moved from stagnation to skills crisis, with firms paying staggering bonuses to hang on to staff. Here are the findings of the 黑洞社区/PSD Group 2013 housebuilders鈥� salary survey
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FeaturesAutumn Statement 2013: Key policies for construction
A guide to what the key policies in last week鈥檚 Autumn Statement and National Infrastructure Plan update will mean for the industry
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FeaturesEnergy efficient products
Keep the 黑洞社区 Regulations people happy with our choice of the latest building products on the market, from energy efficient wall and loft insulation to low powered ventilation fans
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FeaturesUnderstanding the changes to Part L
The new Part L 黑洞社区 Regulations come into force in April and while they may not be as rigorous as some would like, the emphasis on fabric efficiency will still put pressure on housebuilders
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FeaturesInfrastructure: UK rail
Challenging efficiency targets are driving radical changes in the way that rail assets are managed. EC Harris report on Network Rail鈥檚 expenditure plans for the next five years
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FeaturesPwC's London office: Highest BREEAM-rated building ever
When PwC decided to refurbish its unloved central London office, it thought it would be doing well to achieve a BREEAM 鈥渆xcellent鈥� rating. Then it realised it could do rather better than that 鈥�
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FeaturesAires freshener
Foster + Partners brings something new to Buenos Aires, with an apartment block that uses fair-faced finishes to redefine the Argentinian capital鈥檚 idea of luxury living
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FeaturesBarriers to BIM
黑洞社区 Information Modelling has been embraced with gusto by the construction industry - but do Technical, financial and legal worries now stand in the way of further take-up? Joey Gardiner reports on the growing scepticism about BIM
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FeaturesLondon airports: Battle of Britain
Last month Sturgis Carbon Profiling published a study favouring the Constellation airport proposal as the solution to London鈥檚 airport capacity crisis and slamming the Estuary airport alternative. Here we present both sides of the debate in full
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FeaturesTop sustainable housebuilders: NextGeneration Initiative
The latest league table from the NextGeneration Initiative reveals mixed results for housebuilders on their sustainability targets this year
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FeaturesTracker: October 2013
Only non-residential bucks the downward trend for the construction activity index, while employment and tender price indices also see dramatic dips
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FeaturesInterview: Witherford Watson Mann
Witherford Watson Mann鈥檚 redesign of Astley Castle impressed and surprised everyone from client to the Stirling prize judging panel. But winning UK architecture鈥檚 top prize isn鈥檛 going to change how WWM works.
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2013
The good news for subcontractors is that orders are definitely on the move. But more work brings risks of its own鈥� we examine the state of play for specialists, while we reveal the busiest firms in each trade in our annual specialists league tables